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Webster 1913 Edition
Finisher
Fin′ish-er
,Noun.
1.
One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection.
O prophet of glad tidings,
Of utmost hope!
finisher
Of utmost hope!
Milton.
2.
Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles, anything.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Finisher
FIN'ISHER
,Noun.
1.
One who finishes; one who completely performs.2.
One who puts an end to.3.
One who completes or perfects.Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Heb. 12.
Definition 2024
finisher
finisher
English
Noun
finisher (plural finishers)
- A person who finishes or completes something.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1,
- He that of greatest works is finisher
- Oft does them by the weakest minister […]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Hebrews 12:1-2,
- […] let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith […]
- The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1,
- A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
- A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
- (boxing) The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
- 1934, Robert E. Howard, “General Ironfist” in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, June 1934,
- A thundering right to the head bent him back over the ropes, and then, just as I was setting myself for the finisher, I felt somebody jerking my pants leg […]
- 1934, Robert E. Howard, “General Ironfist” in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, June 1934,
- (video games, informal) A finishing move.
- 1999, BradyGames, Secret Codes for Sega Dreamcast
- Tie Up Fallaway Slam (Finisher)
- 2002, Ben Cureton, Paul Edwards, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance(tm) Official Strategy Guide
- Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher.
- 1999, BradyGames, Secret Codes for Sega Dreamcast
- (soccer) A player who shoots goals.
- 2013, Alistair Magowan, "Arsenal 3-1 Stoke", BBC Sport, 22 September 2013:
- After suffering a broken leg in a challenge from Stoke's Ryan Shawcross in 2010, the goal allowed Ramsey to put a positive slant on this fixture and show how he is evolving into a composed finisher.
- 2013, Alistair Magowan, "Arsenal 3-1 Stoke", BBC Sport, 22 September 2013: